Camera spool-support.



L e. SMEBY; CAMERA ,SPOOL SUPPORT. APPLIEATION FILED MAR. 28, P916.

Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

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UNITED stra- 'Jus'rin GARFIELD smear. oFoBE oN; NORTH DAKOTA.

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m I l Speomoation of Letters Patent.

To (777 whom it may romwn y Be i't known that l. JUSTIN GZ\RFIELD Smear. a ritizen of the United States. resid lug atiOberon. in the county tit-Benson and Stateot' Xorth Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Camera Spool- Siipports. ot 'whieh thefi'illowing is a speei- This invention relates to supporting ineehmeans of which at a single operation both spools may be released from the rainera so as to he readilyremoved.

llesiilesthe above ill) ii' vention is distin-v guished-iit the arrangement of the elements so that the spools may be supported for rotation and the winding -ke v thrown into its prOPez relation with one-of the spools and this action being. aeeomplished through the aotin tion of a single elementmanually. The

inviition will be better understood from the following detailed desrriptioii taken in connection with the aeeompanying drawings wherein a preferred embodiment is illustrated and thefeatures of novelty ineluding the above mentioned and various others will,

be hereinafter pointed outinthe appended claims.

Y In thedraw ngs: Figure 1 is a side elev:

tion of a camera showing my .inventioi'i applied thereto." Fig. 2' is a sectional view on the line 2-1 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 lS'tl sertional view on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a 3 b upon the portion :20 i;

care of by the resilienc of the limbs '19 and sectional view on the line -lt of Fig. '2. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing a modified form of the invention. Fig. 6' is an;

elevation of the eamera showing a further niodilieationot' thein vention. Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line T? of Fig. 6.

Referring tojtlie drawings the numeral 1 designates the asinggot' the camera in the ends of whieh are arranged the film supporting spool 2 and the filin-reeeiving spool 3. ,Slidably supported in the casing 1 is a pairot' rods t and")? of substantially L shaped formation with the free end of the short arm of the rods 4 bent so as to engage the recess in,one ol' theends ot' the spool 12 v. as iiidieated ato. while the short limbot' the rod .3 is enlarged and provided with an opening 7 in which is rotatablv mounted a key S by means of whieh one end of the, spool 3 ma), be supported and the spool rotated. The rod 4 is pivotally eonue-eted to one end of a link 9 centrally pivoted upon the casing to the link 9 Patented Aag.;2o, 1916. Applieation flied March 28, 1916.- Serial 110.87.249.

as shown at, 10 whereas the rod 5 is similarly fitted to a eentrallypivoted ink 11.

The links 9 and 11 are pivotally connected together by means of a plate or clip 12 which is provided with pro jertingliigs 13 and also pivotally connectedis a centrally pivoteel lever 14: having one endbent at an angle s3 as to engage the opening in the remaining end of the spool 12, while a similar located and iranged in horizontal alineinentwiththeir ad]acent ends shaped lever 15 engages the opening inxthe:

rennihiing end of the sp0ol'3 and pivotally connected to the link 11.

The numeral 16 designates an' actuator so. shaped as to s multaneously move the links and in such a 'manner that excessive strain upon the actiiator'is properly takenrare of..

This aetutoi' 18 is forined from a rectangular strip of metal 17 having a bifurcated end portion 18, the limbs 19 formed by the bifiireation being howed rearwardly toward the body of the strip and asshown cooperate with the lugs 13. The strip .lTis fur then-provided with lateral extendingpintles; rotatably mounted upon the casing. The linger grip portion 20 of the actuator is arranged e teriorly of the casing 1 so as to be gripped by the operator. i

'At this point Iwish tocall' attention to the gfaetthat owingto the arrangement of the .liinbs 19, lugs 13 and the finger grip portion 20 any undue strain brought to beat ill be properly taken thns it will be seen that the interiorly air rangedelements of the invention is etfetivelv protected against violent action.

In the modified form of my invention illustrateilin Fig. I have mounted upon each rod :21 a coil expansion spring 22 the purpose of.whieh being to hold the levers and rods in engagement with the spools so that during rough usage of the camera the key. levers and rod will he p -elieiited from gagement with the spools or in a position disengaged from thespools. I It is to be understood that while all of the several features of my improved device gagement 'with,

a remaining spool,

have' special coiiperation with one another and together constitute a particularly effective mechanism for the purpose in view, certain of these features may be applied in other relations. I therefore desire to cover the combinations present in the several parts of my improved device whether employed in the general organization shown or elsewhere.

What I claim is:

1.,A support for the film spools of a camoracomprising a pair of rods mounted in the camera and one of which being formed to engage one end of one spool,

means supported by the other red for supporting and winding the remaining spools, and means'for simultaneously giving movement to said rods.

2. A support for 'thc film spools of a camera comprising a pair of rods mounted in the camera, one of which being formed to engage one end of one spool, means carried by the other rod for engaging one end of the remaining spool, levers supported by the camera, and adapted to be throwninto engagement with the remaining ends of the spool, and a single element forgiving moreinent to said levers and rods.

3. A support for the film spools of a camera comprising a pair of rods mounted inaihe camera, one of which being formed to engage one end of one spool, means carried by the other rod for ,engaging one end of the levers supported by the camera, and ada ed to be thrown into enafe remaining ends of the spools, links of simultaneously giving movement to g said rods and levers, and 40 ilmgknually opeyated means for actuating said A support for the film spools'of a camera comprising apair of rods mounted the camera, one of which being formed to engageoneend of one spool, means carried the other rod for engaging one end of the remaining spool, levers supported by the gamers, and adapted to be thrown into engagement witlrthe remaining ends of the spools, links for simultaneously giving movement to said rods and levers, and a manually operated element having a yieldable connection with the links for actuating the latter.

5. A support for the film spools of a camera comprising apair oi rods mounted in the camera and one of which being formed to engage one end of one spool, means supported by the other rod for supporting and winding one end of the remaining spool, levers supported by the camera and engaging the remaining ends of the spools, and manually operated means for disengaging said rods and levers fromthe ends of the spools.

6. A support for the film spools of a 'amera con'1prisin, a pair of rods mounted in the camera and one of which being formed to engage one end of one spool, means supported by the other rod for supporting and winding one end of the remaining spool, levers supported by the camera and engaging the remaining ends of the spools, mannally operated means for disengaging said rods and levers from the ends or the spools,

and restlient means working in opposition to said first means.

7. A support for the film spools oil a camera comprising a pair of rods one of which having one end formed to engage one end of one spool, a winding key supported by the other rod and engaging one end of the other spool, a pair of centrally pivoted levers having certain of the ends arranged to engage the remaining ends of the spools, links each having one end pivotally connected to a rod and lever, a plate pivota lly connecting the links together, and an acmator having a yieldable connection with said plate.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JUSTIN GARFIELD SMEBY.

Witnesses:

S O. BIDUE, F. L. Tanner. 

